Hospitality workers honored during national tourism week

Starting Saturday, Hampton Roads cities and the Outer Banks of North Carolina will honor their workers in the hospitality industry as well as travelers as part of National Tourism Week, which runs through May 18.

Here are some of the activities being sponsored by local tourism agencies:

Chesapeake

National Tourism Luncheon, noon May 13, Chesapeake Golf Club

Norfolk

Champions of Hospitality, 2 p.m. May 15, the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center

Portsmouth Hospitality Workers of the Year ceremony, 2 p.m. Monday at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Suffolk Suffolk Division of Tourism and Southwest Airlines' "Arts to Adventure" ticket giveaway, May 18, Suffolk Visitor Center

Virginia Beach National Tourism Week Luncheon and Hospitality Employee Awards, 11: 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14, Westin Town Center

The Outer Banks

Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

All local bureaus

They will celebrate "Thank the Visitor Day" from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16 at Norfolk International Airport